The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-02-25
GOVERNOR CHURCH.
Dak0ta's New Governor Takes the
Oath Of Office and Delivers an Elo-
quent inaugural Address.

BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb IL
Judge Louis K. Church arrived from the
East at noon to-day with his commissions rs
governor Of what he termed, with a ring of
genuine Dakota pride in his voice, "the en-
pire territory of the republic" in his pocket,
and lacking only the qualifications of taking
the oath of Office to assume the duties OF
CHIEF executive. Never was an arrival more
welcome to d large number Of people long
oil the anxious seat In anticipation Of what
he would he compelled to face, Judge Church
had arranged With Landlord Bly, to proVlde
him with q suite of rooms outside the hotel,
and more than a hundred pair of hungry
eyes followed the governor as he disappeared
up Main street In the direction of the Capital
National bank.
AT THE CAPITOL
Shortly after 3 O'Clock Speaker Crosse said:
A joint session Of the council and the house is
about to be held for the purpose OF witnessing
the Inauguration of Judge Church. An informal
recess will be taken while seats are being placed
for the accommodation of the members OF the
council.
Seats were placed upon the speakers plat
form for the outgoing and incoming gov
errors, for ex-Gov. Pierce and for Chief
Justice Trip and the associate Justices, and
in the rear of the hall seats for members of
the house who vacated their own for the ac-
commodation of the senator's At 3:35 the
speaker raped the joint session to order,
the door of the hall swung open, and Auditor
Caldwell announced the Hon. Louis X.
Church, accompanied by Acting Gov Nc
Cormack, ex-Gov. Pierce, the members of
the supreme court and the territorial officers
The members rose at the tap of the speakers
gavel and, all having occupied the places as
signed them, Speaker Crosse said:
Gentlemen of the Council and House of Rep
resentatives-The oath of office is now about to
be administered TO Hon. Louis X. Church, duly
appointed governor of the Ter ritory of Dakota.
The oath will be s,iminlstefed by Hon. Bartlett
Trip, chief justice It the Supreme court OF Da-
kota. Members of the "HuIvI and the house and
the officers thereof win please stand:
Judge Church having taken the oath OF
office, Judge Trip, turning to the audience,
said:
semblage Hon. Louis K. Church, governor Of Da-
kota.
When the hearty applause which succeeded
the introduction had subsidized the governor
spoke as follows;
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: This is the
second time l have had the pleasure of appear
ing before a joint convention OF the representa-
tives Of the Territory of Dakota, and l trust l
may be allowed to say with some degree OF
pleasure that the embarrassing circumstances
which have necessarily delayed my Inaugural
ton, and which, peradventure, may have en-
tailed upon you q want OF confidence that would
otherwise have attended you in your delibera-
/ tiJns. are now at an end Therefore I may be
permitted to say that not only you, gentlemen,
but l likewise and the people at large are to be
congratulated that those embarrassing circum-
stances have at last come to q close.
Gentlemen, as said to you, on o
previous occasion, there is no one who more
than myself appreciates the importance Of the
position 1 here and now assume. l assure you;
sincerely and honestly, that it is my wish and
heartfelt desire to cooperate with you TO the
fullest extent in aiding and assisting you to do
ali that You can do to bring peace and prosperity
and success TO the people of our territory, l
trust that the laws wo may enact Will be wise,
judicious and conservative, and that every in
Jerest throughout our broad territory will be
treated witt consideration and dealt with wisely
and in such manner as will inure to our credit
and to the welfare of our people. l shall ever
bear in mind that it is my duty to see that
THE LAWS ARE ENFORCED,
and I trust that whatever in your wisdom you
may attempt to place upon the statute books, it
will always meet with my hearty approval /
appreciate the confidence reposed In me by the
chief executive of the nation In honorinR me as
his choice TO be governor of the empire territory
of the West; and / trust that your acts and
mine will be jointly and s~everally such as to
CT mmend us to the people Of this great territory
and to be worthy of their confidence and esteem.
And / pledge to you in their behalf the best en-
ergies at my command and by word and act to
cooperate with you In eadeavorlnR to advance
the peace. prosperity and happiness of our
people. We are standing upon the threshold OF
A GREAT CHANGE
in one form or another; either as two or as q
single state, the day is not far distant when we
will cast aside the territorial form OF government
and take our place among the commonwealth
of the nation. Applause ] And during the
period of time that must necessarily elapse
before we become one Of the sister
commemorative our best efforts should be
directed in preparing for the great change.
And by example and precept our policy should
be STRAIGHTFORWARD and manly, constantly keep
ing in view the fact that we are now more than
at any time in the past laying the corner stone,
perfectlng the foundation OF our future state.
As we prepare, so will we be rewarded. A broad
generous, conservative policy, honest with our
selves, just and fair to each and every interest,
will have a tendency to relieve our people from
much embarrassment, not to say evils, for years
to come, and will tend toward the development
Of all the commercial interests OF the territory
md the happiness and well-betng of the COM
munity at large. 1t is our duty to carefully
ponder many important matters that require
)ur consideration, that our laws may be wise
Just and equitable to all, and every interest, pro
;ecting the weak against the strong: protecting
he Innocent and Furnishing the guilty. borr
rom an honest and patriotic intent and en-
iorced by a fearless and Impartial hand.
At the conclusion of Gov. Church's re.
marks the joint session was declared closed
and the members and others present were in
reduced TO the new executive.
The Red River Valley Farmers ALI